Distributed Block Storage and How to Leverage It
Distributed block storage ; helping businesses to thrive So, what is distributed block storage? Distributed block storage all servers are connected to storage blocks through a storage area network (SAN). It offers lowest possible latencies, highly performant and highly redundant in nature. You can have multiple modular data blocks connected to the network which provides a capability for data replication and potential for switching to a redundant SAN should hardware fail in the master. An alternative is a file storage system that is connected as a network attached storage NAS which servers can access centrally. It is highly scalable, accessible to multiple runtimes and can simultaneously read or write by multiple users. Or you could have a hybrid environment of both technologies being used. But why should you care about any of this, you likely have a way of working that you are used to, even if you are a relatively new business. Well, if you work with large or big data classes such as